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here's some film photos from sxsw 2023

The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die- Whenever, If Ever (Emo, Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore) Released: June 18, 2013 [Topshelf Records] Producer(s): Chris Teti

Super Trash Clash by Edgar Camacho. Translation by Eva Ibarzabal. Top Shelf / IDW, 2022. 9781603095167. 96pp. http://www.powells.com/book/-9781603095167?partnerid=34778&p_bt

A young woman, Dul, buys an old video game cartridge she sees in a shop window and then rushes home to play it. And as she does she relives a childhood memory when, as a video game-obsessed young girl, she wanted a copy of Super Encounter Champions 2 to play with her friend Misa. Her mom bought her another game instead, the very poorly rated Super Trash Clash. What Dul did with the game, and how her mom reacted when she found out, form the emotional core of the story and are the reasons the game means so much to Dul now that she's older.

Philadelphia, PA -- Last year, Sweet Pill released their incredible 10-track debut album Where the Heart Is on Topshelf Records. Last week, the band shared the music video for “Dog Song,” a rowdy track with an irresistible energy that’ll have listeners in a whirl. From the punchy start of the track to the daze-y chorus, “Dog Song” teeters between a high and low energy that emulate the feelings of spinning round and round. Written from the perspective of a dog chasing its own tail, Sweet Pill captures that sweet initial rush in the beginning of the chase. And with the chorus and final verse slowing it down, they’ve captured the satisfied (yet somewhat contemplative) comedown that follows a burst of energy. The song is so perfectly balanced and the emotional catalyst will have you feeling cleansed.

Where the Heart Is by Sweet Pill

On the music video, Sweet Pill’s Zayna Youssef shares: "This vid is so special because it has all of our babies! It features the illustrious Muffin Youssef, my 14 year-old shih-tzu, accompanied by Honey Williams, and Ruby McCall. "Dog Song" is sung from the POV of a dog chasing its own tail, looking upon a fast-paced world moving at a blur. Our friends and fans brought their dogs to the shoot to showcase their cute and friendly pups, giving us a chance to hang out and see the world from these pups' POVs."

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Ratboys are a boisterous, emotions-on-sleeves indie rock band out of Chicago on the verge of something big. The band, which started as a duo but now includes four regular members, has five full-lengths to its credit, including this one. Although you could trace an arc from mid-teens basic rock to early 2020s Crutchfield-adjacent twangy mayhem, these albums have a consistent core. The Ratboys sound centers around the yelping, gulping, volatile singing of one Julia Steiner and a ferocious guitar racket courtesy of the other founder Dave Sagan.